(post #84314, reply #3 of 7)

Is this to be wainscotting above tile? Or full-length beadboard right down to the shower pan?

I don't think a full-length beadboard shower is a good idea at all, no matter what you use.

You can use oiled red cedar as wainscotting; I wouldn't bring it any lower than 48"-52", tho. Soap scum accumulates much worse on the lower half of a shower and is a [CUTE LITTLE PUPPY] to get off anything except tile, acrylic, or FG.

And don't forget to oil the cedar; teak oil is best. If you don't oil it, anyone who takes a shower in there is gonna gas himself half to death when the hot water hits the wood. (There's a reason moths stay outta cedar chests.)

Dinosaur

How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....

Dinosaur

How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....

(post #84314, reply #6 of 7)

I did an outdoor shower with cellular PVC beadboard (I think the brand was Permatrim) nine years ago. Because it's outside and gets plenty of ventilation it took about seven years for the grooves to collect enough black crud that it became objectionable. I took the boards down, scrubbed them individually, and painted them with SW Duration gloss white exterior paint. It took an afternoon to do, so hopefully I'm good for another seven years but . . . indoors may be a different story. I,d do another one like it in a heartbeat.